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Ikonoklast

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10. If I were a seismologist, I'd would then tell everyone to evacuate every single time.

Reply to Stargazer09 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:04 PM

Oct 2012

I'd predict that they were in mortal fear of their lives, and to leave the area immediately, leave all their belongings, flee as quickly as possible.

I'd cause as massive a relocation and disruption problem for the government and the local population looking for a scapegoat that I possibly could.

Fuck 'em.

After two or three times of that happening, I'd think bullshit like this would stop.

What would they do, put me in jail?

Gonna do that anyway, it seems.

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There seems to be a lot of incentive to stay out of Italy. Thatsa Shame. CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #1

Or make sure you've got a lawyer with you. n/t pnwmom Oct 2012 #2

Appalling. redwitch Oct 2012 #3

The appeal is automatic under their system. What is also crazy to me pnwmom Oct 2012 #6

I can't believe they were convicted Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #4

How will they ever get any scientist to sit on that commission again? pnwmom Oct 2012 #5

I understand that people died Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #12

If I were a seismologist, I'd would then tell everyone to evacuate every single time. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #10

No kidding Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #14

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They weren't predicting. They were all members of a national commission pnwmom Oct 2012 #9

Shades of Galileo. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #8

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wow ..just wow! mshasta Oct 2012 #13

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